DiNapoli: Nation outpacing N.Y. in job growth

Comptroller's report paints mixed picture

7:18 PM,
Aug. 23, 2013

Thomas DiNapoli

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New York has made gains in job growth since the recession in 2009, but the pace is still behind the national average, a report Friday found.

Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said that for the first time in six years, national job growth rates have exceeded those in New York. DiNapoli cited Ithaca has having the best job growth in the state over the last decade, but found sluggish results in parts of the Southern Tier.

"The good news is that New York's job count has increased above its pre-recession levels," DiNapoli said in a statement. "The bad news is that, over the past year, we have fallen short of the ...